The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
PUDDERS
Noun
pudders
plural of pudder
Source: Wiktionary
PUDDER
Pud"der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Puddered; p. pr. & vb. n. Puddering.] Etym: [Cf. Pother.]
Definition: To make a tumult or bustle; to splash; to make a pother or fuss; to potter; to meddle. Puddering in the designs or doings of others. Barrow. Others pudder into their food with their broad nebs. Holland.
Pud"der, v. t.
Definition: To perplex; to embarrass; to confuse; to bother; as, to pudder a man. Locke.
Pud"der, n.
Definition: A pother; a tumult; a confused noise; turmoil; bustle. "All in a pudder." Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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